Jonah House
Jonah House is a faith-based community centered on the concept of "Nonviolence, resistance and community". Founded in 1973 by a group that included Philip Berrigan, a Catholic priest, and Elizabeth McAlister, formerly a Catholic nun, Jonah House has grown to be situated on a 22-acre (89,000 m2) area of land in Baltimore, Maryland encompassing St. Peter's Cemetery, caring for the grounds.
Jonah House has been specifically regarded as a prime example of a Catholic Worker House of Resistance.
Nonviolence[]
Much of the non-violent resistance direct actions undertaken by Jonah House have taken the form of Plowshares actions. Additionally non-violence is practiced in the community both as a way of thought and action. Education of the injustice present in violence is contemplated.
Food pantry[]
Jonah House donates food and clothes to persons in need.
Sister communities[]
Jonah House is part of a network of individuals and communities along the east coast that calls itself "".
The is a similar organization encompassing the west coast of the United States of America, Pacific Islands and East Asia.
Jonah House is also a sister community with (in D.C) , and The .
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References[]
- Plowshare Events
- Jonah House under siege: convicts of strong conviction
- Praise for Philip Berrigan and Jonah House as central to the Atlantic Life Community and the Plowshares Movement
- Do-Gooders
Coordinates: 39°18′12.8″N 76°39′19.8″W / 39.303556°N 76.655500°W
- Catholic Worker Movement
- Christian pacifism
- Peace organizations based in the United States
- Anti–nuclear weapons movement
- Civil disobedience
- Religious activism
- Anti–Iraq War groups
- DePaul University Special Collections and Archives holdings
- Intentional communities in the United States